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flare star

DEFINITIONS OF: flare star

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n a red dwarf star in which luminosity can change several magnitudes in a few minutes

Examples:
Proxima Centauri
the nearest star to the sun; distance: 4.3 light years
Type of:
red dwarf, red dwarf star
a small, old, relatively cool star; approximately 100 times the mass of Jupiter
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